Cole Kelley Bio

Coach Kelley wrestled at Pleasant Grove High School. He was a Varsity wrestler on the 4A State Champion Team in 1889 and was team Captain his senior year when Pleasant Grove High School won the 4A State Title in 1991. The state title in 1991 was the first of a string of 7 state titles in a row for Pleasant Grove High School.

Coach Kelley has been coaching wrestling for over 15 years. He assisted at Orem High School for two years and was named the Head Wrestling Coach at Orem High School in 1998. He was head coach at Orem for 9 years where his teams consistently finished in the top 5 in the 5A classification. At Orem High School, Coach Kelley coached 1 High School National Champion, 3 All-Americans and 14 individual state champions. Coach Kelley was voted 5A Coach of the Year in 2002.

Coach Kelley stepped down as the head wrestling coach at Orem High School to finish a masters degree in Educational Administration. At the completion of his degree, he was hired at American Fork High School. He assisted at American Fork High School for a few years and currently serves as the Athletic Director at AF High. Coach Kelley decided that it was time to spend his time building a club in North Utah County that would help feed some of the best wrestlers in the country for any school that wants to take advantage of the Mettle Wrestling Club system. Coach Kelley has ties to several schools in Utah Valley and wants to see the sport grow in the county, state and country.